I wasn’t joking.

Yeah, he lived in his own world but welcomed everyone in, so it made his music open and spontaneous; well, the drugs helped. It was all part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

This is sort of random, but for years I thought this song said “Change, change, change, change this fool”.

Finally, in 1977, Jimmy Buffett realized that changes might require some humor.

Ten Years After, even though it was just months later, wanted to change the entire world.

In 1971 Ray Charles didn’t want to see any change.

In 1965 Sam Cook announced a change is gonna come.

Tori Amos and a cute little tune from her album The Beekeeper.

Jethro Tull with “Bungle in the Jungle”.

Broken Bells - Vaporize

Ah, popmous. Deadmau5’s more Swiftian alter ego.

What are you talking about!!!!!!!

In before anyone claims Yadi is better than Buster.

When I was in high school, there was a kid named Billy who loved two things in life, drugs and playing the guitar, and he did a lot of both.

Thanks for the article, Be-bop. Just got back from reading it. It was a good deconstruction of the variations that some might not realize were with purpose. You are a true and great fan. I appreciate your info.

Epic. It drove my father mad. Mad, I tell you, mad. I played it as loudly as my cheap stereo permitted until the Commander marched in and the lecture began. I hope Jimi plays it for him tomorrow in the great beyond. No disrespect to either of them intended. I loved them both.

Love this!

Jimi Hendrix plays The Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock.

The Pontiac Aztek was a better GM than Doc Rivers.

Caught it. Bleary-eyed 2 a.m. editing sometimes goes disastrously wrong.